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UK ambitions in space 'at risk'

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Sun, 10/26/2008 - 2:27am

Scientists and engineers fear the UK is about to turn its back on Kopernikus, one of Europe's flagship space projects.



 

Credit squeeze: SBA loans drop 30%

CNN Money  Mon, 10/06/2008 - 3:32pm

A growing number of businesses are struggling to land loans through the Small Business Administration's flagship lending program.

The number of 7(a) loans given in the 2008 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, dropped 30% from 2007, the SBA reported last week.



 

Live blog: Scenes from the iPhone debut

CNN Money  Fri, 07/11/2008 - 8:00am

The circus is building at Apple's flagship Manhattan store as diehard fans line up to buy the faster, cheaper iPhone on sale Friday.



 

DOD doubles spending on systems that don't deliver

CNET Tech blog  Wed, 04/16/2008 - 7:30am

The price tag on the Marine Corps' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (PDF) has gone up 168 percent--just one of the military's flagship programs that cost more, take longer to produce, and deliver less, according to a government report.



 

Striking Argentine pilots cause havoc (AP)

Ytop stories  Thu, 04/03/2008 - 1:18pm

AP - Pilots at Argentina's flagship air carrier have walked off the job, suspending international and domestic flights by the airline.



 

What's old is new: Lord & Taylor's rebirth

CNN Money  Thu, 03/13/2008 - 8:10pm

As tourists flooded New York City over the recent Christmas holiday, Lord & Taylor CEO Jane Elfers wanted to make sure her store got its share of the crowds.

She taped a 15-second spot that ran in 3,500 taxis inviting people to visit a Manhattan landmark: Lord & Taylor's flagship Fifth Avenue store.



 

Makeover for Europe's Mars robot

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition  Fri, 02/08/2008 - 11:21am

The boss of the European Space Agency asks his officials to find a new name for the flagship ExoMars rover mission.